fuck these two bands were good they both deserve so much to get into the finals, i don't want to give my prefrence, cause it might seem like one band deserves it more than another...

Anime, Perjury and 5th Element 7/9

Arriving at the Indigo Bar, I saw that it was cluttered with all the pieces of technology required for audio and visual recording, this gig was looking pretty serious!!!
Talking with people in the “know” it was revealed Michael Welsford himself was there with a 24-track recorder and with instructions to record and mix recordings by all three bands that afternoon.

5th Element started up, their four singers started off a bit rough, with off-notes blaringly obvious, the twenty or so people at the front seemed pretty bored. With their rapping, barely understandable 5th Element took awhile to really get into gear and when they did, they did. 5th Element were big on vocal harmonies, with the instrument side, in a decidedly supporting role. With the vocals becoming more clearer and understandable, the crowd began to enjoy them more. Clad in matching hoodies 5th Element had a nice groove going, finishing off by calling out at the crowd “This is Wellington aye??? I thought yous was hard!!!” they left the stage for waiting taxis to take them back to Auckland.

Perjury were up next, with some real loud guitar, I could tell from the first note, this was the best I’d seen them, obviously having more practise time under their belt, they were much better than when I saw them a few weeks ago. The lead singer had moments where he looked as if he was caught in the headlights of a car, but Perjury managed to hide that with some wild screams and a huge full sound.
A tiny crowd was going hard for Perjury, but it reminded me of last year’s Rockquest Semi-Finals, where a poor crowd turnout dampend the gig, maybe the organisers might want to advertise this gig a bit more to get the punters in, as the two Wellington bands seemed to think it was an open event.
Pulling the moves and facials to go, Perjury really took a step up with their powerful performance and delivered a strong push for a place in the Rockquest finals.

Anime took the stage and quickly broke a bass string, with some impromptu jamming and some banter with the crowd, the time went by. With the bassist sporting a new string and looking rather embarrassed, Anime took the stage with a “WOAH!!!” the drummer thrashed away at the back with such skill and precision, while at the front the two guitarists delivered powerful twin screams. With the bass thudding and Anime dancing around the stage, they were wild. When it was spotted that the lead guitarist was wearing a red-bull t-shirt (a no-no at a coke sponsored event) Anime took the stage again, with a repeat of their previous song, for extra video and audio recording, the crowd was in a frenzy, suddenly two crazy Bogan/Metal-heads jumped on stage and started jumping around and air-guitaring with the band, what a show!!!
After the second take, Anime preformed one more, continuing to go hard and absolutely ROCK, having finished their last take, the lead singer slumped down with exhaustion.

take anime and perjury seriously, cause they rock!!!